Chamber Music America, the national network of ensemble music professionals provides grants through the
Classical Commissioning Program
to professional
U.S.-based presenters and ensembles whose programming includes Western
European and/or non-Western classical and contemporary music.
Grants are provided for the commissioning and performance of new works by American composers.
The
program supports works scored for 2–10 musicians performing one per
part, composed in any of the musical styles associated with contemporary
classical music.
Commission
fees range from $5,000 to $20,000. Applicants must be Chamber Music
America members at the Organization level. The new composition must be
performed by the ensemble
a minimum of three times in the U.S.
Since 1983, only 70 of the 205 commissions made through CMA’s
Classical Commissioning program have been composed by women or
ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American) composers.
The Board of Directors of Chamber Music America has made diversity,
inclusion, and equity a primary focus of the organization’s
work. (Please read CMA’s Statement of Commitment.)
CMA’s goal in this program is, through the panel review process, to
award a majority of the grants to applicants who apply with women and
ALAANA composers.
Therefore, CMA has created the
Composer Equity Project,
a database of
ALAANA, Women and Gender Non-Conforming composers that is accessible on
CMA’s website. Applicants are encouraged to use this resource and
become familiar with potential composers for a commission.
The Classical Commissioning deadline is April 29, 2018. Applications must be submitted online.
Click
here for program information.
Please contact
Susan Dadian, program director, CMA Classical/Contemporary for further information.
Chamber
Music America’s Classical Commissioning Program is supported by The
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, and the
Chamber Music America Endowment
Fund.
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